Fresh
Set the template for a decade of alien invasions.
Richard Brody, New Yorker
The Thing from Another World
Natural or Supernatural?
1951 · 1h 27m · Approved
Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
Directed by
Howard Hawks
,
Christian Nyby
Overview
Scientists and US Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while investigating at a remote arctic outpost.
Director and cast
- Howard Hawks Director
- Christian Nyby Director
- Margaret Sheridan as Nikki
- Kenneth Tobey as Captain Patrick Hendry
- Robert Cornthwaite as Dr. Arthur Carrington
- Douglas Spencer as Scotty
- James R. Young as Lt. Eddie Dykes
- James Young as Lt. Eddie Dykes
- James Arness as 'The Thing'
- Robert Nichols as Lt. Ken 'Mac' Erickson
- Dewey Martin Cast
- William Self Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
86%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The resourcefulness shown in building the plot groundwork is lacking as the yarn gets into full swing. Cast members, headed by Margaret Sheridan and Kenneth Tobey, fail to communicate any real terror.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
The film has more frissons than most of today's mega-budget productions, simply because it has the grace to construct a meaningful situation and coherent characters.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
The overall message of The Thing emerges as distinctly hawkish. Reactionary or not, though, it's still a masterpiece.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
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IMDb
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Metacritic
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